Americans don’t just need cheaper insurance. They need better options. Expanding access to catastrophic plans—and allowing them to evolve into long-term, flexible coverage—would be a major step in that direction.
Every fall, millions of Americans log onto the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges hoping to find a health plan that fits their needs. This year, roughly 23 million people have signed up through the marketplaces.
Many are discovering that their options all look more or less the same—expensive and ill-suited to how they use care.
That’s no accident. Obamacare standardized health insurance into a one-size-fits-all product and left little room for innovation.
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Sally C. Pipes
Americans don’t just need cheaper insurance. They need better options. Expanding access to catastrophic plans—and allowing them to evolve into long-term, flexible coverage—would be a major step in that direction.
Every fall, millions of Americans log onto the Affordable Care Act’s exchanges hoping to find a health plan that fits their needs. This year, roughly 23 million people have signed up through the marketplaces.
Many are discovering that their options all look more or less the same—expensive and ill-suited to how they use care.
That’s no accident. Obamacare standardized health insurance into a one-size-fits-all product and left little room for innovation.
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Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.